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15/03/24

It’s comic relief day and we are celebrating by wearing red, as well as telling our favourite jokes and rewarding a ‘humour champion’ 🔴 pic.twitter.com/rCuawX8K79

15/03/24

An amazing session with today to celebrate Science Week 🧪🥼 pic.twitter.com/0KJCpqIKk7

08/03/24

We had a fantastic world book day on Wednesday, with the author Stella Agwor sharing her journey, hosting assemblies, drama workshops and storytime sessions! 📚🐛 pic.twitter.com/ifEVWtPJgQ

05/03/24

We had a fantastic start to our Mother’s Day breakfasts today- for Nursery and Reception classes. Thank you to all who attended to celebrate this special occasion! 🧁💐 pic.twitter.com/kyE93xptht

05/03/24

Y6 have been exploring the Natural History Museum today! 🦖🦕 pic.twitter.com/8J8lgEBL2u

04/03/24

In preparation for world book day, nursery made some caterpillar headbands, to celebrate on of their favourite books! 🐛 pic.twitter.com/y7xWc0ghsR

04/03/24

Y1 have been learning about toys from the past. This week, they played some games from the past, such as: jumping rope,  hope scotch and rolling hoop. pic.twitter.com/Gm9BLtY8hA

04/03/24

Today our school councillors and Y6 leadership team took a trip to Bromley Civic Centre to visit the Mayor of Bromley 👨‍⚖️👮‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/VuMWsT6pgk

26/02/24

We are excited to launch the dates for our Mother’s Day brunches to celebrate a special person in our lives! Please pay via ParentPay for your space 🍰💐 pic.twitter.com/kLc8ijTSnq

26/02/24

We will be hosting a bake sale on Friday 1st March in the school playground, to celebrate Chinese New Year! 🏮 pic.twitter.com/zTyc815yHd

23/02/24

Y5 WALES TRIP UPDATE: Y5 will be back to school for a 5.45pm pick up.

23/02/24

An amazing week for some amazing - and what a way to end it on that beautiful beach 🌊The donkeys, chickens and new-born lambs miss you already 💚 Come back soon! https://t.co/9OHCDwglYU

23/02/24

Y5 are on their way home from Wales. We will update you later in the day. Pick up from school is 6.30pm. Safe journey Y5! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 pic.twitter.com/kgvovpgxyB

23/02/24

Well done to our farmers of the week! 🌾🚜 pic.twitter.com/AkvFMANv80

23/02/24

An amazing week for some amazing - and what a way to end it on that beautiful beach 🌊The donkeys, chickens and new-born lambs miss you already 💚 Come back soon! https://t.co/9OHCDwglYU

23/02/24

That’s a wrap for y5’s visit to the They have had an amazing time and had an experience to be farmers for the week. Memories for a lifetime 🌾🚜 pic.twitter.com/uoXNUrHU5X

23/02/24

“I thought I wouldn't be strong enough to do activities, but I've proven I can do anything.”An amazing quote from one of the pupils this week at 🌾🚜

22/02/24

The children had a lovely afternoon down by the bay, exploring the Welsh coastline! 🐚🦀 pic.twitter.com/TJZsSa2BDf

22/02/24

Another fantastic day at the . Wet and windy, but still lots of fun! 🌾 pic.twitter.com/FADRhqBQj6

21/02/24

Life at the farm.. 🚜🌾 pic.twitter.com/mrGw9TR8Ao

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Year 5

Year 5 - Spring 2 term

Key Times  

Homework  

Each week, children are expected to learn their spellings which will be sent home on a Friday. The spelling test will then be the following Friday. In addition to this, children are expected to read and complete their Read the Rainbow bookmark and log in to Times Table Rockstars to complete Times Table practise daily.  

PE   

In year 5, the PE days are Tuesday and Thursday for both classes. Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing school uniform and they will then change in school.   

In Spring, Brown Lemur class will have swimming lessons on Thursday. Please ensure your child brings their swimming costume, a towel, and a swim cap in a separate bag to take swimming.  

 

Trips  

In the Spring term children in year 5 will be heading to Wales on their residential trip.  

Key Times  

For Year 5, the school day will begin at 8.30, and end at 3.30. Please ensure your child is on time as we complete morning revision each day. 

  
What are we learning?  

  

English  

In English, we will be reading ‘The Switch’ by Anthony Horowitz. We will use this book to support our writing where we will be creating a non-chronological report, writing, and participating in a debate and finally creating a suspense narrative.  

Maths  

In Maths we will start off the term working with decimals and percentages before moving on to perimeter and area.  

Science  

In Science, we are continuing our learning about materials. We will look at which material changes are reversible or irreversible. We will also look at different mixtures and how we can separate them. In addition to this, we will look at temperature and dissolving.  

Geography  

We will be continuing to expand on the topic of Brazil. In this topic we will learn about what makes Brazil distinctive. We will focus on the types of resources available in Brazil and their advantages and disadvantages.   

History  

We will be continuing through the timeline of British history and looking at the Vikings. We will discuss whether the Vikings left a mark on Britain. Thinking about key places and historical figures from the time.  

RE  

In RE we will focus on Christianity. We will discuss whether God intended for Jesus to be crucified. We will learn about the crucifixion and what happened in the days before and after.    

Computing  

We will learn about databases. We will think about how we can find information in databases as well as creating our own database.   

Art  

In Art, we will be completing a topic on printing.  In this topic we will look at the artist Erich Heckel. We will be learning about relief printing and focus on words such as outline, silhouette, overlay and carving.   

Mandarin  

In Mandarin, we will revise all our previous knowledge in preparation for the YCT test.   

PSHE  

In PSHE, we will be thinking about economic wellbeing. Specifically, we will be focussing on money. We will learn about the role money plays in peoples lives and risks which might be associated with money. In addition to this, we will learn about budgets and spending decisions.  

PE  

We will be learning Tag Rugby. We will focus on building up our skills in passing, catching, spatial awareness and evading. 

Music  

We will look at the Blues: Blues scale and Improvisation. This will build upon the children’s prior knowledge of scales from Spring 1.  

DT 

In Spring term, children will continue to use their woodworking skills to create a bird box. We will look at different ways to join pieces of wood together to ensure our bird boxes are strong.